Voltage Division for AC Circuits: Why Isn't My Calculation Working?

Join the discussion
Ask a follow-up here, or get your own question answered by working scientists, mathematicians and engineers — people, not an autocomplete.
Real named experts · corrections over time · the nuance an AI answer skips
2 replies · 2K views
Ammar w
Messages
28
Reaction score
0

Homework Statement


Hi,
We have this cut. :

Screen%20Shot%202013-02-26%20at%204.24.05%20PM.png


and in the image below, I10 is calculated by using current division :

Screen%20Shot%202013-02-26%20at%204.24.30%20PM.png


The Attempt at a Solution



I tried to find it using voltage division but the answer is wrong :
Vx(of the upper node) = 100 * [tex]\frac{j5}{4+j5}[/tex] = 60.98 + j48.78 V

=> I10 = [tex]\frac{Vx}{10 - j5}[/tex] = 2.93 + 6.34 = 6.98 [itex]\ 65.2[/itex]

which is wrong, WHY?

thanks
 
Physics news on Phys.org
Ammar w said:

Homework Statement


Hi,
We have this cut. :

Screen%20Shot%202013-02-26%20at%204.24.05%20PM.png


and in the image below, I10 is calculated by using current division :

Screen%20Shot%202013-02-26%20at%204.24.30%20PM.png


The Attempt at a Solution



I tried to find it using voltage division but the answer is wrong :
Vx(of the upper node) = 100 * [tex]\frac{j5}{4+j5}[/tex] = 60.98 + j48.78 V

=> I10 = [tex]\frac{Vx}{10 - j5}[/tex] = 2.93 + 6.34 = 6.98 [itex]\ 65.2[/itex]

which is wrong, WHY?
Your voltage division isn't taking into account the impedance of the 10Ω and -5j capacitor branch that's also connected at the Vx node. You might try applying nodal analysis to find Vx...
 
Last edited: